Ulysses

proper nounattested in dialogue

//juːˈlɪ.siːz//

The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.

proper noun

1
The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
"The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career."
Even today, visitors follow the same directions to get to Hades as those recited for Ulysses by the blind poet 3,000 years ago. […] Unlike Ulysses, I never got a chance to talk to departed relatives and friends, but it was close.
2
A male given name.
3
A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.

Etymology

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.

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